Indian Mound

N. side of N. River Rd., Lakin, Kansas. County/parish: Kearny.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 17, 2013. NRIS 13000491.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • KHRI #093-13

From Wikipedia:

Indian Mound (Lakin, Kansas)

Indian Mound is a natural land formation which overlooks the mostly dry river bed of the Arkansas River at what was Chouteau's Island.

It was a landmark used to distinguish between the Mountain route or the Cimarron route of the Santa Fe Trail.

It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lakin, Kansas.

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